Printer s galley



(No Model.)

s. W. RATHBUN 861D. R. KINLBY.

PRINTERS GALLBY.

Patented Aug. 2, 1887.

umzns WWMQC UNITED STATE PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN XV. RATHBUN AND DANIEL KINLEY, OF MARION, 'IOW'A.

VPRINTERS GALLEY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 367,446, dated August2, 1887. Application filed October 15, 1886. Serial No. 216,324. (Nomodel.) i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, STEPHEN W. RATIL BUN and DANIEL R. KINL'EY,citizens of the United States, residing at Marion ,in the county of Linnand State of Iowa, have invented cer: tain newand useful Improvements inPrinters Galleys, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object ofonr invention is to improve the construction and simplifyand facilitate the operation of a printers galley; and theinventionconsists in connecting the movable side-sticks, foot stick, and quoinpermanently with the body of the galley, and in the peculiarconstruction and arrangement of theparts, as will be hereinafter fullyset forth and described.

In the accompanying drawings, forming, a part of this specification,Figure 1 represents a plan view of theinvention; Fig. 2, a sideelevationof the same; Fig. 3, an end view thereof; Figs. 4 and 5, verticalsections of the quoin, showing different modes of attaching the same tothe galley; and Fig. 6, a quoin provided with a base-plate, whereby itmay be secured to the galley.

Similar letters of reference indicatecorresponding parts.

Our galley is constructed as follows: To one side and end of a suitableplate, A, (preferably of brass,) are secured ledgesB B. Along the innerand lower side of these ledges is formed a groove, 6, which is L-shapedin crosssection, as shown. The end of the side and foot sticks C G areso shaped as to correspond with this groove, having a lug, 0, adapted tohold the stick fromlongitudinal movement, and at the same time allow thestick to slip freely sidewise along theledge. The foot of theledge B isprovided with a recess corresponding to the thickness of the foot-stick,so that when the latter is turned around, as indicated by the dottedlines in Fig. 1, it is flush with the inner face of theledge. Thisallows for the slipping of matter out of the end of the galley, and alsoadmits of a column of matter as long as the entire galley being heldtherein, when desirable, by niakingthe length of the sidestick tocorrespond. To admit of the foot-stick turning freely in its seat, thelug should be made round in cross-section, so as to serveasapivot. Apin, 0, prevents its slipping out at the end.

Near the open side of the galley are attached the quoins D D D bysuitable pivots or studs, a a a. provided with a short projection at oneside, to serve as a lever in turning it. This construction admits of thematter being locked in the galley without the use of extra wrenches orshooting-sticks or other separate apparatus, and avoids theinconvenience and loss of time incident to the use of such devices, andespecially the finding of them when mislaid. The stud a is fastenedsecurely to the bottom plate of the galley by riveting or brazing, andaprojecting flange at the top prevents the quoin from falling off whenthe galley is turned up side down. P

Simple forms of attachment are shown in Figs. 4 and 5. In the former thequoin is mounted loosely on a stud riveted to the bottom plate, andhaving a suitable head to hold the quoin from displacement. In the caseof Fig. 5 the stud passes through a bushing, d, which is made atrifielonger than the vertical thickness of the quoin, so that when thestud is riveted to the base-plate in the position shown in the figurethe quoin is free to turn un der the projecting head of the stud. Allthe parts of the galley are thus connected together, and the commoninconvenience and waste of time due to the accidental displace" ment ofthe several necessary parts of the galley are obviated.

The matter is locked for proving by simply' turning the quoins, asindicated in Fig. 1, and as quickly released. The foot stick beingadapted to slip freely the whole length of the galley, serves to supportthe type at that end whatever may be the length of the matter.

It is of course necessary that the stud which holds the quoin should bequite rigid and firmly secured to the base-plate at right anglesthereto. As some skill would be required to do this in the case of theconstruction shown in Figs. 4 and 5, and as it is desirable to renderthe quoin applicable to any galley, and by persons not speciallyskillful as mechanics, a modified construction is shown in Fig. 6,wherethe stud is attached to or forms a part of the small base-plate A,having suitable holes, as shown, by which it isconveniently attached tothe bottom plate of the galley. In this case the quoins and sticks mightbe furnished to the printer separate from the galley proper. For thesame reason it may be found desirable to substitute for the groove inthe end ledge, B, the slotted guide-plates attached to the sidestick andheld in place by suitable studs, as indicated in- Fig. 1. In the use ofthe groove in the ledge it is of course not essential that the grooveshould be of the precise form shown, a T-shaped or common dovetailgroove being obvious substitutes therefor.

Having thus briefly described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. In a printers galley having but one side and one end ledge, thecombination of the laterally-movable side and foot sticks O 0,permanently attached to the galley, and quoins D 'D, permanently andeccentrically pivoted to the galley-plate,and having each a lever formedintegral with the rest of the quoin, substantially as and for thepurpose set forth.

2. In a printers galley, the ledge B, having groove b, and an offsetnear the lower end corresponding to the thickness of the foot-stick O,in combination with the foot-stick, having a lug corresponding to thegroove and engaging therewith and held from displacement by a pin, 6,substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimonywhereof we affix our signatures in presence of twowitnesses.

STEPHEN IV. RATHBUN; DANIEL It. KINLEY.

Vitnesses:

J. M. ST. JOHN, Donn LEORON.

